It's Been Too Long

I have been so busy lately, and I just kept putting off writing this... so now I have three weeks worth to write about! I'll try to still keep it brief. These are just a bunch of stories that go with the pictures. The stories are in chronological order.

Levi and I have had many opportunities to bake together. He has seemed to really enjoy it from time to time. Well he enjoys licking the spoons anyway. He is so cute! I even put a little chef's hat and apron on him once! We've made cookies, pies, lemon squares, and cakes together!


A while back we all went sledding with my parents up at Mary's Peak just west of Corvallis. Levi was unsure most of the time, and we had to put a thicker hat on because he was so cold; all in all though he enjoyed it! He really didn't enjoy sledding, but I think if we had stayed out there longer he would have. We built this snowman for him, which he named 'Bubby'.

Levi has gotten more and more into coloring and painting. I don't have any shots of him painting, but here is one with him coloring. We found some crayons that are really bright and have thick lines. He loves to color with those the most. He also can't chew on them like he does with normal crayons. We have his artwork from home and church on our fridge. I hope he has a flare for art like his mommy!

This is a shot of Levi in a cape that was a gift from my brother's wife. It is really neat; it is Superman's cape on one side, and Batman's cape on other. Levi wears it occasionally, but I know as he gets older he'll love it!

One of my presents from Justin for Christmas was a massage pad you put on a chair. I have it on our recliner in the main room. Levi has learned how to work it and will jump up in the chair, turn it on, and turn on the heater and just sit there and watch a show. It is so cute to see such a little man in a big chair!
A few days ago I took pictures of Levi for his second birthday. He loves trains, so I went with a train theme. Nothing fancy, but I didn't have a lot of time or resources.

A friend of mine left some of her sunglasses at our place a long time ago, and Levi has taken to loving them. He'll find them and put them on at least once a day! He is so cute in such huge glasses!

Here is one of Levi in my mom's OSU clogs. Just a cute shot.

My mom celebrated a birthday this last weekend, and we all got together for pizza and then games. Here is Levi, while all the other cousins were playing, with his little combine chanting 'tractor!' over and over.

Today was a beautiful sunny day, so we took Levi to the park near our place. However, it was below freezing outside plus whatever wind chill was. Levi was cold, but wanted to stay outside and run. We let him do so until we were both Popsicles, and then headed home.

As for us in general... we are all well and happy. Levi got over his nasty flu, Justin just got over his cold, and I have been sparred so far. Justin is getting back into the swing of school, and realizing this term may not be as bad as he originally thought. He seems to be managing his time a little better. I am getting full swing into my calling at church of the Young Women's Camp Director. I have a fundraiser set up, and a few meetings with my committee and the girls/parents. I am also prepping for Levi's birthday party, and trying to set up play dates with his little friends from Nursery. It's been busy, busy, busy. Hopefully I won't wait so long to write again! Hope you all are well!